Binh Duong runs trade surplus of over 4.5 billion USD in eight months

The southern province of Binh Duong recorded a trade surplus of over 4.5 billion USD in the first eight months of 2019, according to Director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Nguyen Van Danh.

He noted that the province’s export turnover exceeded 17.5 billion USD in January-August, a year-on-year rise of 13 percent. Of the value, the foreign economic sector contributed over 14.3 billion USD (up 14.7 percent) and the remainder by the domestic one (up 6.5 percent).

Among the local key export commodities, the timber and goods sectors took the lead with the export turnover of over 2 billion USD, a yearly rise of 15 percent.